Elevator inclosure



M'mh 25 1924. 1,488,100

R. W. DISBFIO ELEVATOR ING'LOSURE Filed June 16 1923 INVENTOR.

Roger W. Disbro Patented Mar. 25, I924.

ROGER W. DISBBO, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE W. S. TYLER COMPANY, OF"

CLEVELAND, OHIO, A coaroanrron or OHIO.

ELEVATOR rncLosUnE.

Application filed June 16, 1923.

To ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, ROGER IV. Dlseno, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Guyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Elevator Inclosures, of

, the elevator car the space between the walls of the elevator shaft and the car, irrespective of the position of the doors. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then consists of, the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing and the followin description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing Fig. 1 is a transverse horizontal view of an elevator inclosure and car in which is incorporated the present invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modification of the invention; and Fig. 8 is still another similar view, showing a further modification.

In each of the figures there is shown an elevator shaft 1 having walls 2, to which are applied the door casings 3 and ornamental trim strips 4. Doors 5 and 6 (Fig. 1) are mounted to normally close the opening in the wall 2 between the door frames 3, these doors being mounted in the usual manner to move in opposite directions to each other and into a position behind the door frames 3 when wide open to permit entrance toor exit from an elevator car 7 through the entire width of the doorway.

The construction as so far described is a standard elevator construction and has the serious objection that it permits occupants of the car 7 who are at either side of the car to look past the corners 8 of the car Serial 'No. 645,839.

and see the unsightly appearance of the interior 9 of the wall 2. In addition to this, occupants of the car who are in certain positions can look down into the elevator shaft and'the fact that there is an opening or space between the doors 5 and 6 in their open positions and the wall of the car detracts froin the appearance of the entranceway which is otherwise formed between the door frames 3.

I have found that the above objections can be avoided by the addition of vertical channel or angle members 10 mounted adjacent the outer wall of the car 7 at the corners 8 of the opening thereof, these angles being secured either by welding or other means permanently in these positions, as at their top and bottom to the sotiit and sill of the inclosure. These ai'igles extend into a close proximity to the doors 5 and 6 and act as sub-jamstoefl'ectively conceal the intenor of the elevator shaft from the occupants of the car or from persons entering 'the car through the doorway. In addition to this concealment of the elevator shaft,

the use/of these members 10 greatly improves the appearance ofthe entranceway to the elevator car and completes the doorway so that it has the appearance and effect of acompletely covered and enclosed vestibule between the corridor of the building and the car itself.

In Fig. 2 I'have shown elevator doors 11 and 12, to the ends of which are secured angles 13, and these similar channels or angle members 13 also effectively prevent observation of the interior of the shaft by persons in the car and in the corridor, although they do not present the continuous vestibule effect through the entranceway as do the fixed members 10 described above and shown in Fig. 1. These members 13 extend inwardly toward the car from the ends of the doors 11 and 12 and the provision of flanges 14 thereon enhances the appearance since they extend into very close proximity to the walls 15 of the car 7.

In Fig. 3 I have shown an elevator opening which is ordinarily closed by doors 16 and 17 mounted for movement in the same direction and into the space indicated by the dotted lines 1.8 and 19. respectively. In this construction one side 20 of the door frame is recessed at 21 to provide for the reception of the two doors, the other side wall.

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22 of the door frame being of a thickness which brings it close to the wall of the car 23 so that no additional means of concealment is necessary between the car and this With doors of this type a single angle member 24: may be used, this angle member being secured to the inner edge of the forward door 16 and extending into close proximity to the front of the car 23 and, of course, this same construction may be used whether two or three doors, or even more, are mounted to move in the same direction toward one side of the car and similarly either of the forms shown in Figs. 1 and may be used with two doors or with four or six doors, in which half of the doors move in one direction and half in the other.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention: 7

1. In combination with an elevator inclosure comprising spaced door frames and doors mounted adjacent said frames and cooperating together to normally close the in. one side registering with the opening between (said frames, .of vertical subam means interposed between said doors and said care, said means extending substanti ally across the space between said doors and the outer wall of said car.

2. In comblnation with an elevator inclosure comprising spaced door frames and closure comprising spaced door frames and doors mounted .adJacent said frames and cooperating together to normally vclose the opening therebetween, and a car spaced from said -inclosure and having an opening in one side registering with the opening between said frames,of vertical subam plates 'mounted on said inclosure between said doors and said car and in substantial alignment with the openings in said inclosure and car, said plates extending substantially across the space bet-ween said doors and the outer wall of said car.

4. In "combination with an elevator inolosure comprising spaced door frames and doors mounted adjacent said frames and cooperating together to .nor-mallyclose the opening there-between and a car spaced from said 'inclosure and having anopening in one side registering with the opening between said frames ofan angular plate secured to'theouter end of one of said doors,

said plate extending substantially across the space between said door and the outer wall of said car, and being insubstantial alignment with the openings in said inc'losure and car when the door is in closed relation.

Signed by methis 7th day of June, 1923.

ROGER W. DISBEO. 

